Walking Down The Halbeath Road

Our latest episode talks to Ian Heddle, who tells us about being a local lad progressing as a ball boy for The Pars, and then becoming Jim Leishman's first signing for the club in 1983. We hear about Ian scoring the only goal in the centenary game, against then Alex Ferguson's Aberdeen team, full of high calibre players. Ian still follows Dunfermline to this day!

George tells us about his time at DAFC, with his views about the behind the scenes activity surrounding the move to St Johnstone, after some injury troubled seasons, being a worthwhile listen all on its own. He tells us about the experience of getting signed to Bordeaux, and also  being capped for Northern Ireland. Sit back and enjoy a great listen!

Episode 5 of Walking Down The Halbeath Road talks to the great Harry Melrose! Harry tells us what it was like to play for Jock Stein, and how the famous black & white went from a lowly spot in the league to being cup winners in 1 season, and the tactics for the famous Valencia win at East End Park in European competition in 1962. He also tells us about his time in management, and having a background in engineering during his younger days. Harry still holds the position of being the 3rd highest

Episode 4 of Walking Down The Halbeath Road talks to Dunfermline native, David Bingham. David got to live the dream, and play for the famous black & white, then taste European football with Livingston. He discusses his time at East End Park, tells us about his experience playing at Gretna for Brooks Mileson's rising team, and what he does now for a career, outside of football.

Our newest episode of Walking Down The Halbeath Road talks to former DAFC / Lithuania defender, Andrius Skerla. Andrius talks about his time at PSV Eindhoven, coming to Scotland, having a great cup record, in terms of goals scored, and what it was like to play in a Russian league  - a lot of travel was needed, with a fair amount of time away from his family. Andrius tells us about his life since hanging up his playing boots, and hopes to bring his daughter back to visit Scotland, to show her where

In our newest installment of Walking Down The Halbeath Road, we talk to Craig Faulconbridge, who famously scored against Celtic, with his first touch in the game. Craig discusses how his experiences in football led him to develop tools, to help young players grow.  He's a UEFA qualified coach, and shares how he feels about his life in and out of football.

Welcome to Walking Down The Halbeath Road This is THE podcast for learning about Dunfermline Athletic FC Former Players! We kick off our look at players who have pulled on the famous black and white, with club legend, Ian Westwater. Ian discusses his time at the club, his time as an international player, having a season of clean sheets, life after football, and more. Thanks to our sponsors: https://swiftsfc.com and Stjarna Apparel Music kindly provided, by Stuart ( Dusty ) Miller